Sirs:
My question is about a member of MLB called Vladimir Guerrero.
I understand that He is from the Dominican Republic. I was wondering who His parents were, as it seems to be an unusual first name for a Spanish speaking country! It sounds like a Russian name to me or maybe Eastern Europe , somewhere? Can You shed any light on this for me please?

Thanks in advance,
James Krol

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Originally Posted by jamesk541

Sirs:
My question is about a member of MLB called Vladimir Guerrero.
I understand that He is from the Dominican Republic. I was wondering who His parents were, as it seems to be an unusual first name for a Spanish speaking country!? It sounds like a Russian name to me or maybe Eastern Europe , somewhere? Can You shed any light on this for me please?

Thanks in advance,
James Krol

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His parents are both Dominican. There are two players named Vladimir in MLB, Guerrero and Nunez. Obviously, both are from Spanish-speaking countries. It's not a common name for Latinos, but it's not unheard of either. I'm quite certain it's more common in Russia.